Can electric fields pass through metal?

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Solution

Explanation:
We know that,
Conducting metals have many free electrons which move freely inside the conductor.
Therefore when these conductors are kept in the electric field, the free electrons arrange in such a way that the electric field inside the conductor will be zero.
Hence, the electric field can't pass through the metal.

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